1. Public Lecture March 10: Shooting the Planets and Eclipse with Patrick Moore Astronomy Ireland's Carl O'Beirnes and Dave Grennan will report on their recent visit to Sir Patrick Moore to film an episode of The Sky at Night. A short clip of the programme featuring Carl and Dave can be seen here: www.astronomy.ie/video So if you want to: 1. See pretty pictures of the planets 2. See how pretty pictures of the planets are made 3. Hear a report about the eclipse 4. Hear about the AI trip to Patrick Moore's home 5. Know how the BBC's SKY AT NIGHT is made 6. Meet other members of the Dublin Branch of AI then you should definitely come along to the lecture or order a copy of the DVD Carl and Dave will show us examples of their excellent photographic images of the eclipse, planets, galaxies and nebulae and how these images can be obtained using relatively modest equipment. Admission: 5 Euro (3euro to members and concessions) For those who cannot make it to the venue on the night a DVD will be produced for 5euro (order now on website below) Tickets are available at the door, on www.astronomy.ie or call Astronomy Ireland on (01) 847 0777 2. Nationwide Annual Moon Watches On Wednesday 12 March we'll be running our annual Moon Watches in Clare, Tipperary, Louth, Carlow, Dublin and Cork. Further details regarding exact locations are available on www.astronomy.ie . Let me know if you would like to run a Moon Watch in your area with your telescope or if you can help out at any of the planned locations. The Moon is an incredible sight in a powerful telescope so please tell all your family and friends, especially with the Pleiades star cluster nearby this year. 3. Public Lecture & DVD March 30 On Sunday March 30 at 8pm in the Physics Building Trinity College, Lars Lindberg Christiansen, Head of Communications ESA/Hubble, will present a talk entitled "Adventures with the Hubble Space Telescope" See www.astronomy.ie/Events2008.html for tickets or DVD of this talk. 4. Astronomy Ireland Radio Show (AIRS) Keep up to date with the latest news and discoveries from around the Universe with AIRS, broadcast live every Tuesday evening at 8pm on 103.2 Dublin City FM or Worldwide via the internet. Previous shows are archived here: www.astronomy.ie/AIRS 5. Robert Hill: NI Space Office, Armagh Planetarium, IAA Astronomy Ireland has learned of the passing of Ronald Hill, father to Robert. We would like to convey our deepest sympathies to Robert and his family at this sad time. Astronomy Ireland www.astronomy.ie Ireland's Only Astronomy Magazine One of Europe's Biggest Telescope Shops Tel (01) 847 0777 Mon-Sat